Living With Heart Failure A Patient Teaching Guide

Although some cases of heart failure cannot be cured heart failure can be managed through diet exercise and medicine.

Living with heart failure a patient teaching guide.

It affects 5 million americans with 550 000 new cases diagnosed each year. Many new cases of heart failure are diagnosed each year. Heart failure means your heart does not pump blood as well as it should. What is heart failure heart failure hf is sometimes called congestive heart failure chf.

Please watch our heart failure class to learn important information. The american association of heart failure nurses aahfn patient education committee s goal is to provide evidence based education and information on heart failure to patients families and healthcare providers. It is the most common cause of hospitalization in people over 65. Patient tip sheets.

Written by heart failure experts at cleveland clinic. It is meant to be used as a guide. The class has been recorded in whole and in each part for your ease in watching and returning to information you may want to review. This online manual includes information about heart failure and how to manage it.

Heart failure class 1 of 4. What is heart failure. The heart is a pump. The guide includes important information about heart failure including treatment nutrition activity when to call your doctor and living with heart failure.

To manage your heart failure you need to take certain steps every day to be healthy at home. Knowledge and increased awareness are key to improved management of heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart is not working as well as it should.